Essays on Adolescence

The term adolescence has been constantly confused with puberty, resulting to their synonymously use. Puberty can be defined as the physiological variations entailed in the sexual maturation of a child, together with other body variations that may take place during this period. Adolescence on the...

Adolescents today, are known for many things: Being lazy, ungrateful, spoiled, fragile, whiny, addicted to social media, and much more. But one trait, in particular, stands out. Teenagers today are known for being the most mentally ill generation. Rates of depression in teenagers have soared...

A major part of adolescent development that causes dramatic physical change is puberty. It is essentially a process in the brain that results in physical changes that we all imagine when we think of puberty, like armpit hair and growth spurts. To understand the initial...

The years of adolescence for an individual can certainly be an interesting time in their life. From the embarrassing 6th grade school photos that are filled with acne and crooked teeth, to barely knowing how to play soccer yet somehow finding a spot on the...

Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide...

In today’s environment of the world, the word abortion causes many uprising whether it’s acceptable or unseasonable. Society has changed the interpretation of what abortion in reality takes place of. Abortion is a legitimate therapeutic system to end a pregnancy. It uses professional work of...

In the last few decades technology has been improving dramatically, from the old clunky plastic computers with super slow internet service and limited information on the web and basic games such as pong, to today’s super-fast constantly updating smartphones, watches, laptops, desktops, home devices, and...

Adolescence is the most dramatic stage in development. Weed, alcohol, and marijuana are the most used. Adolescent substance users indicate abnormalities of brain functioning, connected to changes in neurocognition over time according to research. poor brain functioning and activation of cognitive tasks are most recognized...

Video games are a serious a part of most teens’ lives. As several as 90 % of U.S. teens enjoy playing them. Boys are additional seemingly to play than women. And violent games, like Call of Duty or grand larceny car, are among the foremost...

Bonnie Jo Campbell’s “Gorilla Girl” tells the twisted coming-of-age story of a budding sociopath in southern Michigan. The narrator, whose name is not revealed in the text, takes the reader through some of the more notable life events in her adolescence, describing actions and emotions...

Every young black male I grew up with played some kind of recreational sport at the local recreation center at one point in their life. Sport was an outlet for us to express ourselves, hangout with people who had similar interests, focus our attention on...

Teen films emerged into popular culture, developing into a full-fledged genre since the 1950’s cinematically representing to the world through the crucial and bumpy passage from adolescence to adulthood. Finding its literary equivalent in the bildungsroman, teen movies target not only an exclusive audience of...

As humans by nature we are social creatures. We form groups and become part of several distinct groups throughout the course of our lives. One very particular group that plays one of the most important roles in our lives are our primary groups, this includes...

One of the most critical and vulnerable stages of human development is Adolescence. This is true for any boy or girl and factually the most susceptible to changes, broadly affecting the psychological level of the human being (Craig & Baucum, 2001). In the modern culture,...

Entering adulthood is usually marked with anticipation and enthusiasm for most youth individuals. This is the stage when the individual begins to explore their individuality and their independence; which, can either be positive or negative. Most youth individuals rely on family and other supportive people...

The following paper reviews two studies in the field of developmental psychology; more specifically, it focuses upon adolescent antisocial behaviour. The researchers of these two studies published their results in reputable psychology journals. The first study dealt with children who were in the sixth, seventh,...

In the early 2000s, Jeffrey Arnett, a developmental research psychologist, proposed a new phase of development that he called ’emerging adulthood.’ He delineated developmental challenges centred on identity, role exploration, and individual experience and connected his observations to changes within the demographics and values of...

Developmental Psychology: There is a reason that psychology is a necessary class to meet the requirements of nearly every college major. Understanding people, how they grow and develop, how they learn, and how they are influenced are all very important things to be aware of....

Jeffrey Arnett defined the theory of emerging adulthood as a developmental period of identity exploration, instability, self-focused behaviors and thoughts, a feeling of being in-between adolescence and adulthood, and an overwhelming sense of optimism for the future. Furthermore, there is time throughout life for improving...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to many different conditions characterized by challenges with such things as social skills, repetitive behaviors, verbal and nonverbal communication, and unique strengths and differences. There are many different types of autism and it is a lifelong condition that spans all...

Dysfunctional families to this day have a vast impact on shaping individuals’ identities. Family issues had a high impact on suicide rates in 2019. With attempts being significantly higher as the years go on. In 2018 alone “there were 3,046 deaths by suicide with an...

Introduction The Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Surgeon General together has declared suicide to be a public health crisis (Whitlock, Wyman, & Moore, 2014). Teenagers and young adults are especially susceptible to suicidal behaviors and ideation due to the changes...

Juvenile Justice has enhanced lives for some adolescents. It is essential for adolescent equity offices to cooperate to ensure adolescents who are agitated realize that they are cherished and have individuals that consideration for them and need the best results for them for the duration...

Twitter is a social networking site that connects millions of people through sharing 140 character messages. Through the use of hashtags and retweeting, information on the site is able to generate quickly and reach the masses in a rather timely fashion. Originally, the “microblogging” site...

There are so many reasons why individuals get addicted to getting to be reliant on drugs, but there is a worryingly steady increase in drug abusers among adolescent youth in today’s society. There’s no set age group of individuals more influenced by alcohol and drugs...

Introduction Social media is not inherently pernicious; it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that these tools have facilitated some incredible things such as discovering organ donors and connecting people from opposite sides of the world – positive, meaningful changes. But with the proliferation...